It's been 20 years since the last child was born on Christmas Island. The Federal Government shut down births on the remote territory in 1998, citing a lack of resources to provide adequate care. Since then it has partly subsidised women and their partners to travel to Perth for eight weeks for delivery of their baby.

It's estimated around one in five Australians are currently battling some form of mental health issue and it can have a devastating effect on their lives. But have you ever stopped to think about the impact this has on the nation's economy?

Last year footage of dead and dying sheep on board a live export ship to the Middle East caused widespread outrage, and sparked a debate over the future of the industry. But now media reports have cast a shadow over the way the vision was obtained.

A former consultant to the UN cultural organisation, UNESCO, is calling for an Australian museum dedicated to this country's first peoples, a museum whose sole task is to tell the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history and politics.

It's been 20 years since the last child was born on Christmas Island. The Federal Government shut down births on the remote territory in 1998, citing a lack of resources to provide adequate care. Since then it has partly subsidised women and their partners to travel to Perth for eight weeks for delivery of their baby.

It's estimated around one in five Australians are currently battling some form of mental health issue and it can have a devastating effect on their lives. But have you ever stopped to think about the impact this has on the nation's economy?

There's a renewed call for a review of the decades' old state agreements struck between mining companies and the West Australian Government. It comes after the Government confirmed it's pursuing BHP for up to $300 million in royalties it believes the company has underpaid it.

It's been 20 years since the last child was born on Christmas Island. The Federal Government shut down births on the remote territory in 1998, citing a lack of resources to provide adequate care. Since then it has partly subsidised women and their partners to travel to Perth for eight weeks for delivery of their baby.

It's estimated around one in five Australians are currently battling some form of mental health issue and it can have a devastating effect on their lives. But have you ever stopped to think about the impact this has on the nation's economy?

There's a renewed call for a review of the decades' old state agreements struck between mining companies and the West Australian Government. It comes after the Government confirmed it's pursuing BHP for up to $300 million in royalties it believes the company has underpaid it.